Childeric I
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Childeric I was a 5th-century Frankish ruler in what is now northern France, during the period when this part of Roman Gaul became permanently disconnected from the central Roman government, and the l
Copy of the signet ring of Childeric (original stolen in 1831) from his tomb at Tournai. Inscription CHILDIRICI REGIS ("of king Childeric"). (Monnaie de Paris).
Detail of golden bees with garnet insets
Golden bee or fly jewellery from the tomb of Childeric I in Tournai. Drawn by Jacob van Werden and engraved by Cornelis Galle the Younger
Theodebert I 534 548 king of Metz
Merovingian dynasty
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The Merovingian dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from around the middle of the 5th century until Pepin the Short in 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of nort
Childeric I
…from the central Roman government (in 461), and the last emperor based in Italy was dethroned (in 476). He is the ancestor of the early medieval Merovingian dynasty, and father of Clovis I, who would go on to acquire effective control over all or most of the small Frankish kingdoms of the time, and unite a significant…
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Signet ring of Childeric I. Monnaie de Paris.
Frankish gold tremissis, imitation of Byzantine tremissis, mid-6th century.
Coin of Clotaire II, 584–628. British Museum.